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9052730

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
The proteases (PR) of retroviruses are expressed as gag-PR fused polyprotein. The active PR is a dimer obtained after the aggregation of the gag and gag-pro precursors, which leads to the formation and the release of the viral particle. Subsequently, in the cell, the PR is present essentially as a monomeric polyprotein. To mimic the antigenic properties of such an intracellular form of the PR, we produced a monomeric form of the HTLV-I (human T-cell leukemia virus, type-I) PR fused to the maltose binding protein (MBP-PR). Monoclonal antibodies (mabs) directed against MBP-PR were developed. Three mabs were obtained that recognized different epitopes. Two were directed against the NH2-terminus, a region that contributes to the dimerization interface. The other was specific to a peptide that lines the substrate binding pocket. This latter epitope is located just downstream of the D-T-G peptide of the catalytic site. The two identified regions contained the amino acids Asp6, Arg10 and Asp36, which were previously shown to be important in the stabilization of the dimer. In view of the localization of the recognized epitopes, these mabs will be useful for inhibition studies of the HTLV-I PR by intracellular immunization.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1077-9450
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
184-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Mouse monoclonal antibodies directed against the HTLV-I protease recognize epitopes internal to the dimer.
pubmed:affiliation
Lab. Rétrovirus et thérapie, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't